On Aug 19, 9:32*pm, Grider Pirate wrote:
My glider, a Speed Astir, has static ports about halfway from the
trailing edge of the wing and the stabilizer. *It also has some static
ports just ahead of the fattest part of the fuselage.The forward ports
have never been connected to anything since I got it. Do the front
ports typically NOT provide a good static source? I'm just wondering
if this is yet another thing 'everybody knows', except me.
TIA
Jim

LOL!

In general aft staic ports work better.

Schweizer sailplanes used forward static ports that are very
accurate.

The DG-100 I owned also had forward static ports that were excellent.

Check out some of Dick Johnsons sailplane flight test results for
additional datapoints.

Mike